Jurgen Klopp press conference as it happened: Liverpool vs PSG, Champions League
Klopp kept his cards close to his chest
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Liverpool get their Champions League campaign underway on Tuesday when they welcome Paris Saint-Germain to Anfield.
After making it to last season’s final, where they lost to Real Madrid, Jurgen Klopp and his men will be looking to go one better this time around.
They face a PSG side that has routinely been tipped for European glory in recent years but one that repeatedly continues to underwhelm.
Klopp spoke to preview Tuesday night’s match at Melwood and discussed Roberto Firmino, Neymar and much more.
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Good afternoon and welcome to our live coverage of this afternoon's Liverpool press conference.
The big man is set to start talking at 2pm so make sure to stay tuned!
While we wait, here's Miguel Delaney's preview of tomorrow night's encounter at Anfield. It's a good 'un:
And here's a wider preview of this year's Champions League - again by chief football writer Miguel Delaney:
Will Firmino be fit?
"No, not definitely. If the game was today, no chance. But tomorrow there's a chance. We were all shocked [after the game]. When we made at contact at the hospital it was a relief.
"He will be fine but we don't know exactly when. We will see how it develops."
Will the high workload have an impact on Liverpool last season?
"There was no impact [last year]. We did not have a problem because of the number of games we played. The group stage had no real impact.
"We used last year [in terms of the high number of games] to improve that a lot."
Is Daniel Sturridge ready to make a start if Firmino is not an option?
"He will be ready. If we are short of options, he will be ready.
"But there's no issue with the first line-up."
Is it advantage to start the first game at home and would you consider as favorites for tomorrow's game?
"Winning the first game is always an advantage...
"[But] Paris is one of the favourites for the tournament for.
"But that's not important. I don't want to play mind games. Everyone knows the quality of this team. They have unbelievable quality.
"It will be an interesting game for sure. The players they have, the manager they have, they all brought it together to go as far as possible in the Champions League.
"If we want to win a game, we don't need to be the outsider. We just have to want to win the game.
"We play at Anfield. It can be an advantage and we want to use that. We can use any help we can get!"
How do you prepare for Neymar's diving?
"I don't follow things like that. When I saw a few games at the World Cup, when it looked like he made more of a situation than it seemed, for me I understand as players were going for him.
"[But] He doesn't have to worry [against us]. We won't go him. We don't try to act in this way. We want to play football.
"It's impossible to avoid his quality. He's an outstanding player."
What has Alisson's impact on Liverpool defence been given his mistake at Leicester?
"Very big, big impact. I'm fine. Everything is good. Nothing to moan about."
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